Planning Board Meeting

DURHAM PLANNING BOARD

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Town Council Chambers, Durham Town Hall

7:00 p.m.

AGENDA

I.          Call to Order

II.        Roll Call and Seating of Alternates

III.       Approval of Agenda

IV.       Town Planner’s Report

V.        Reports from Board Members who serve on Other Committees

VI.       Public Comments

VII.     Review of Minutes (old):  

VIII.    121 Technology Drive – Site Plan Application.  Application for various improvements to the developed site (former Goss Building) including drainage, utilities, parking, loading, pedestrian ways, landscaping, and lighting.  Brandon Kelley c/o 121 Technology/R. J. Kelley, property owner.  Shawn Smith, R. J. Kelley, applicant.  Earle Blatchford, Hayner Swanson, Inc., engineer.  Map 204, Lot 2.  Office Research Light Industry District.  Recommended action:  Accept as complete and set public hearing for August 9.

IX.       Review of Definitions in Zoning Ordinance.  Review of the Zoning Ordinance as part of the zoning rewrite.  Recommended action:  Ongoing review.

X.        Other Business

• Discussion of new statute about density of workforce housing and senior housing

XI.       Review of Minutes (new):  June 14, 2023

XII.     Adjournment

*PUBLIC INPUT

Members of the public may provide input to the Planning Board in one of three ways:

1)   Email.  Send an email to Michael Behrendt, Town Planner, at mbehrendt@ci.durham.nh.us.  See 2) Submission of Comments under OTHER INFORMATION, below.                                                                                                   

2)   Zoom.  Participate in the meeting via Zoom.  See the instructions below.

3)   Speaking at the meeting itself.                                                                                                      

*ZOOM – INSTRUCTIONS FOR ZOOM CALL-IN AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Project applicants met participate via Zoom but are encouraged to present in person.

To Participate by Video

VIDEO INSTRUCTIONS:  In order to access any LIVE Zoom Public Meeting, you must be Preregistered. Preregistering for any Zoom Public Meetings can be done by clicking: https://www.ci.durham.nh.us/boc_dcatgovernance/zoom-video-meeting-schedule

To Participate by Audio

AUDIO ONLY CALL-IN INSTRUCTIONS: In order to access any live Zoom Public Meeting by telephone, you MUST be preregistered.  Then call: 1-929-436-2866, enter the Meeting ID and Password.  Zoom Meeting ID's and Passwords are only available to preregistered participants.  You can preregister at: 

https://www.ci.durham.nh.us/boc_dcatgovernance/zoom-video-meeting-schedule

IMPORTANT!

1. Please be sure your full name is viewable, and you are identifiable when using Zoom.
2. Your video will be turned off and audio muted until the Public portion of the meeting opens.
3. If watching on Channel 22 or DCAT LiveStream be sure your computer/TV audio is muted when using Zoom.​

These are LIVE Public meetings, and we ask that your audio and video be muted.  If not, the host will mute them for you.  You will not be able to communicate directly with anyone in the Zoom meeting at this time.  Participants will have the opportunity to comment during Public Comments, or when a Public Hearing is opened. If you wish to submit comments, please submit them via email by 3:00 PM on the day of the meeting, but preferably earlier.

If you should have difficulty, please send DCAT an email: dcat@ci.durham.nh.us  or by calling 603-590-1383. 

*OTHER INFORMATION

1)     Public hearings and public comments.  The public is welcome to speak at all public hearings and during the Public Comments time.  Comments on all matters, except those for which a public hearing is on the agenda, should be made during the Public Comments time (including comments on agenda items this evening).  The public may speak and submit written or emailed comments on any subject except for active matters where the public hearing has been closed.  

2)     Submission of comments in writing.  Emails and letters should be sent to Michael Behrendt, Town Planner, at mbehrendt@ci.durham.nh.us or at the address above. Correspondence that pertains to current Planning Board matters, except where the public hearing has been closed, will be: a) emailed to the Planning Board; b) mailed to the board members if received by the Thursday prior to the meeting or distributed to members at the meeting if received later; and c) posted on the Town’s website.        

Any email, letter, document, or other information that is pertinent to a decision which the Planning Board is expected to make at the upcoming Wednesday meeting, must be received in the Planning Office by the prior Monday at 5:00 p.m. or the board will consider the submitted material only at its discretion (This limitation does not apply to comments made at the actual public hearing).

3)     Other information.  Files on the agenda items above are available for review on the Town website https://www.ci.durham.nh.us/.  Agendas marked as “Preliminary Agenda,” are subject to change.  The final agenda will be posted on the Town’s website on the Friday prior to the meeting at. To see background documents related to specific agenda items, see the agenda on the website and click on any green highlighted items.

4)     Contacting us.  Contact the Planning Department with questions or comments about any planning-related matters.  Call (603) 868-8064 or email Michael Behrendt, above, or Tracey Cutler, Administrative Assistant, at tcutler@ci.durham.nh.us

5)     Recommended actions.   Actions recommended by the staff are shown at the end of most items.  The Planning Board may or may not take these actions and may take other actions not stated.

6)     New items of business.  Unless approved by a 2/3 vote of the members present, no new item of business shown on the agenda will be taken up after 10:00 p.m.

7)     Communication aids.  Please provide the Town 48-hours notice if communication aids are needed.

8)     Next meeting.  The next regular Planning Board meeting will be on August 9, 2023.